37
Years since established
27
Thousand different taxa
Timeline
1986
Breaking ground
Tony and Michelle purchase a home on 2.2 acres, garden construction begins on the Founders Garden. Plant Delights Nursery is simultaneously established.
1996
First expansion
The Avents purchase 5.25 acres of adjoining property expanding the garden and nursery area. The old house becomes office space for the nursery and garden. This section becomes Michelle’s Garden.
2001
Second expansion
The Avents purchase 11 acres of adjacent property for parking, expanded production, research, plant trials, evaluations and woody plant collections.
2008
Third expansion
The Avents purchase 3.66 acres from the estate of the late Eddy Souto. Half of the property is devoted to field production, while the other half becomes the full sun Souto Garden.
2014
Yde Horse Farm purchase
The Avents need to build a new home outside of the public area of JLBG. Two acres of the property are dedicated to parking lot expansion, while the remaining four become the new home and Anita’s Garden. This brings the size of JLBG to 28 acres.
2017
Crevice garden construction
The 300 feet long habitat for ultra dryland, alkaline-loving plants, is made of nearly 200 tons of recycled concrete and takes 3 years to complete.
Individual
Great choice for a beginner gardener. Includes basic benefits to help you expand your knowledge.
$50
/ year
Family/Dual
Best value for a family (2 adults and children under age of 16) interested in gardening.
$75
/ year
Explorer
Expanded benefits for an intermediate gardener who is looking to deepen their knowledge.
$150
/ year
Sponsor
Top tier package for people who share our vision and want to ensure the future of JLBG.
$300
/ year
Longing for Lawsons
We’ve long lusted to grow the US West Coast native, Chamaecyparis lawsoniana, but our summer rains cause root disease that take them out at a far too young age. Several…
A Fluttering of Fairy Wings
We were late wading into the epimedium craze, and without the assistance of epimedium guru, Darrell Probst, still might not have done so. Up until the mid 2000s, we had…
Lots of petals on the Loropetalums
Our extensive collection of loropetalums are looking great this spring. Loropetalum ‘GrifCRL’, marketed as Little Rose Dawn, is especially stunning this week. The main problem with loropetalums is that when…
A Different Daphne
Looking lovely in the garden this week is Daphne sericea (aka, D. collina). Unlike the more commonly grown Chinese native, Daphne odora, this gem hails from the Mediterranean region of…
Taiwan Lady’s Slipper
Flowering this week at JLBG is the lovely Taiwanese lady slipper, Cypripedium formosanum. This is the earliest flowering of all the lady slipper orchids that we’ve grown, with most others…
The Monkey’s Puzzle
Norfolk Island Pines (Araucaria heterophylla) are popular house plants, but we always longed for being able to grow araucarias outdoors in central NC. Since this native of the region around…